What color is #72BEB4?

#72BEB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #72BEB4?

The RGB value is 114, 190, 180: 114 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #72BEB4?

The complementary color is #BE727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #72BEB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#72BEB4 color

#72BEB4 rgb(114, 190, 180)

Shades of teal

The hex color #72BEB4 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.7% red, 74.5% green and 70.6% blue (114, 190, 180).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Mintnight (#7CBBAE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.74:1).

#72BEB4 color codes

HEX	`#72BEB4`
RGB	`rgb(114, 190, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.7%, 74.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 5%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.03, -25.92, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.03, 26.03, 185.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.588, 43.697, 49.836)`
Decimal	`7519924`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #72BEB4, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #72BEB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#72BEB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #72BEB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #72beb4; }
.text { color: #72beb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #72beb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(114 190 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #72beb4, #72a2be); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #72BEB4?: #72BEB4 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mintnight. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #72BEB4?: The RGB value is 114, 190, 180: 114 red, 190 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #72BEB4?: The complementary color is #BE727C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #72BEB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.74:1 and white text 2.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.